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talking about this is because he really hasn't made any public appearances since 2010. remember he got that applause when he rode on the golf cart at a soccer stadium before final match of the world cup the since then he has received visitors occasionally. >> hillary clinton was one of them. his resume unbelievable. became the first south african black president in 1994. spent 27 years in prison for leading the fight against apartheid. shared 1993 nobel peace prize, unbelievable. >> 94 years old. imagine that 27 years, some times in solitary confinement led to some health problems. >> remarkable he is living this morning. hope he has more years ahead of him. venezuela president hugo chavez dealing with a health crisis. he arrived in cuba for a third cancer surgery and acknowledged the seriousness of his health situation naming his vice president as choice to replace him if he can no longer lead the country.
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dallas cowboys defensive tackle josh brent out of jail after he posted a $500,000 bond. brent has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after crashing his car early saturday morning, leaving his passenger and friend, and teammate, jerry brown dead. brown was an expectant father who landed a spot on the cowboys practice squad. such a sad story. >> what is unbelievable to me, that brent had a drunken driving arrest in 2009 when he played at the university -- >> spent 60 days behind bars for that. 60 days. >> three years ago. why does he have a license? >> when you are in the clink for 60 days you have team to think about it? >> you would thing. hasn't learned his lesson. now driving drunk again. his teammate and friend, one of his good friend is dead. >> here is a lawyer question for you -- not really asking for sympathy or anything. his attorney is saying it is
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outrageous that they set bond at $500,000. >> he is lucky i wasn't the judge. >> half a million. >> yeah. >> do you think that is unfair because he is a football player to make it so high? >> he is a person of means. so you have to, have the incentive for him to come back to get the money. and you have got to sort of send a message. i have always as a lawyer believed in symbolism of sending a message to the folks in the community. that this behavior is unacceptable. >> all right. i will buy that. >> yeah. fierce storm that dumped more than a foot of snow from the dakotas to wisconsin has finally tapered off this morning. icy road and whiteout conditions are being blamed for hundreds of traffic accidents in minnesota alone. more than 150 flights were canceled as the snow came down an inch an hour in some cities. now, bitter cold has settled in with temperatures plunging to the single digits and wind chills around 20 below zero. 20 below zero?
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>> unthinkable. >> my goodness. awe hau >> your monday forecast. mix of rain and snow in northern new england. afternoon rain from boston to d.c. thunderstorms from the ohio valley to new orleans. snow in the northern rockies, scattered showers around seattle. >> mostly 40s in the northwest. just 11 degrees in fargo. 12 in the twin city. dallas hits 48. 60s from new orleans up to boston. well, as jews celebrate chanukah, the menorah was lit. >> the festival of light started saturday night. runs for eight days. jimmy carter attended the first menorah lighting in 1979. >> see how big that is? >> quite a menorah. should be. our national one. >> coming up a christmas coincidence. how a man married into the family of santa claus. >> a great story. want to see this one. first, a devastating disease. now the same technology toed to
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♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. a promising new treatment for alzheimers disease arrived in america. doctors have implanted a
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pacemaker-like device in the brain of a woman in baltimore. >> it has already proven to help patients in canada, giving them hope of keeping their memories alive. here is abc's john schifrin. >> reporter: a cure for alzheimers disease, with heartbreaking mental decline and memory loss long alluded doctor. now a new surgical approach, involving a pacemaker used to stimulate the brain is offering good hope to the first few surgeries in the u.s. >> we are extremely excited about the surgery, what we hope is we can improve the patient's function for an extended period of time much longer than otherwise they would have. >> reporter: experimental medications have failed to significantly slowed the debilitating disease which affects 5.4 million americans and expected to jump to 16 million by 2050. but dr. anderson says the surgery has been extremely effective in canada where it has been performed six times on patients such as this man with
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early alzheimers. >> if i can't remember something, if i just pause for one, two, three, seconds. it pops in. >> reporter: here is how it works, the pacemaker surgically implanted in the chest, wires are run under the skin to the skull, then deep into the brain, to deliver an electrical a rat electrical impulses a second. >> what's exciting is our understanding of how memory works fits well with how the surgery may work. >> reporter: the device is used to fight parkinson's disease. >> although the lights are out here there is some one home we are able to turn the brain back on. >> reporter: while the surgery to battle alzheimers is still experimental, after four years, linton is driving his car, going to the gym, living a normal life. >> with the diagnosis of alzheimers you don't know what the future is going to be. i think now we have more of a future. >> reporter: it's important to note the surgery has not been approved by the fda for
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treatment of alzheimers disease. because it has shown so much promise, 40 new patients with early stages of alzheimers are expected to receive the implant over the next year. john schifrin, abc news, new york. this is significant. although. >> encouraging. >> it really is. although the procedure only showed to slow progression for people in the earliest stages of illness. let's face it with this disease anything is welcome. >> exactly right. who knows. the wires run along the natural wires of the brain and generate tiny little electric impulses 130 times a second and stimulates the memory areas of the brain. >> which is really incredible. apparently this procedure is funded by nichh, part of a nationwide trial that is taking place. half of the patients in the trial will have their stimulators turned on two weeks after the surgery. get this, the rest will have stimulators turned on a year later. no within is going to sort of know, patients and doctors when the simulation began.
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>> controlled experiments. they're necessary, but yet you hate to be the one. >> a year later. >> get it a year later. hopeful you. know, admitted to the pilot program. you don't get the good stuff. >> that's what i was thinking. >> that's huh they decide it works or not. >> it's hopeful. >> absolutely. >> when we come back, bashing beyonce. >> blunt talking talk show host slams the singer with some fighting word. "the skinny" is
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♪ skinny so skinny now it is time for "the skinny." one of my favorite parts of the show. >> bring it on. >> you know, wendy williams, sort thifs controversias contro. straight taker. now talking straight about beyonce. she is getting some, some fall back from it. take a listen to what she had to say though. then we can chat about it. >> i'm going to be watching this documentary even if she doesn't introduce us to new stuff. fortunately one of the tv's in our kitchen has closed-captioning. i will be able to understan what she says, you know, you know, beyonce can't talk. beyonce sound like she has a fifth grade education, she can't talk. excuse me, i said i am a fan. we have to call a spade a spade. >> that's what is interesting.
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she is known for being a straight talker. beyonce does have the documentary coming out. going to show behind the scenes vufz h views of her life, baby blue ivy, business projects. will air february 16 on hbo. beyonce's rep did not comment. and williams decleanined to comment. you know, i love beyonce. some times difficult to understand what she says. she's got that very -- >> i am not going there. you and wendy can go out on the limb. >> i love beyonce. she does have a certain drawl that makes her a little difficult to understand. >> a really uncomfortable moment at a cocktail party one of these days with the two meeting. we love beyonce. >> we do. we do. williams calls it like she sees them. lake i do. >> you got to hand it to her if she is going to disht o it out. dish it to any body. she can take it too.
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>> she can take it? >> i worked with wendy when she did her radio show. one of her legal eagles. i dished it to her. she could take it. hey. >> let's talk about the lapd apologizing to the family of notorious b.i.g., aka, christopher wallace. for failing to warn them about the planned release of his autopsy report that came more than 15 years after he died in the drive-by shooting. detectives said they intended to notify the rapper's family. the report was released prematurely according to an administrative error. they said that in a statement. in case you are wondering the 23-page report, revealed the rapper was hit by four bullets leaving a music industry event in '97, one hit his heart, left lung and colon and caused his death. attorney for the rapper's family come mrae complained friday they weren't giving notice and the report would be released and krit si criticized. >> i don't like this.
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i don't like this. this is a man who died viole violently, has children, has a mother. you are going to release his autopsy. they're so graphic anyone who has ever seen one release it without telling the family. that is a shame on you moment. >> you know they will be besieged by cameras, reporter. need to be prepared. >> awful. shame on you moment. big mistake. this is good news, switching gears, jennifer nettles of sugarland, welcomes a baby boy. a new mom. the little guy's name makes him sound grownup. m magnus hamilton miller. >> magnus, strongman from scandinavia. >> pretty cool. >> pretty cool. >> how much time? >> last story. >> kristen stewart will co-star in a comedy with ben affleck. >> i don't see stewart in a comedy.
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seems so not funny to me. >> according to huffington post. a comedy. excited. we start shooting in april. >> i am not excited. she is not funny. >> maybe she will turn it around. [ male announcer ] use nyquil d...
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>> reporter: elmer and his christmas spirit fill the hearts of thousand of children dreaming of christmas morning. >> committee. >> what's most rewarding to me is how unique the children are when they're in this magic moment of believing in santa claus. >> ho-ho-ho. >> reporter: after all that time, a newly magic moment. one of the children, elmer held 12 years ago is his own son-in-law. >> it was unique. >> reporter: it was all discovered by accident when chris berg got engaged to elmer's daughter liz. chris' mother was pulling out photos for a scrapbook wedding gift when she looked at santa something clicked or in this case, jingled. >> she gave me a call and said, i'm looking at an old santa picture and it kind of looks like liz's dad elmer. >> i immediately knew it was my dad. i remember going to the mall that year and taking a picture with him. >> reporter: the year was 1999, first time elmer worked at maplewood mall in minneapolis.
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>> my parents wanted a picture with my sister and i. >> reporter: chris can't remember what he asked for that year. >> i think at his age he might have been asking me for a girlfriend. >> reporter: and he got it, 12 years later. >> definitely a christmas miracle. >> just warmed your heart to see how things are connected. i think my dad picked him. >> is that a crazy weird coinciden coincidence. >> my little girl hates. >> a stranger, you know. >> my little girl does not like the santa mall thing. we don't do it anymore. >> you don't do it anymore? >> can't have them creeped out by santa. >> my daughter the first few years was scared. she learned to love it. your daughter, not so much. >> i haven't learned to love it. >> all right. see you in a little bit. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing
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this morning on "world news now" -- fatal crash, wreckage of the plane carrying mexican-american singer star jenni rivera and six others has been found. >> they were ten minutes into a flight from one concert in mexico to another when all contact was lost. it's monday, december 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everybody, i'm john muller in for rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. paula faris has the morning off. family, friend, and fans are mourning the loss of jenni rivera. in a moment the latest on the plane crash that took the life of the music and tv star. also this half-hour, fiscal face-off. the president and house speaker john boehner hold a private
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meeting with signs of progress in the effort to keep the economy from going over the fiscal cliff. >> all right. then crunch time. we all have the nfl week 14 action. as the the playoff picture starts to come more into focus. >> big, big football weekend right. later, up for auction, a classic piece of casablanca's rich history is being sold 70 years later. i love that story! >> that's a great movie. first, family and friend mourning the loss of jenni rivera, a superstar of latin music. >> the so-called diva rivera had finished a concert and was on the way to another when her small plane crashed. abc's larry jacobs as the story. ♪ >> reporter: bewilderment and sense of loss among jenni rivera's fans in the los angeles area following news of the singer's plane crash in mexico. >> i think pretty devastate ford a lot of people. >> reporter: the
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mexican-american singing superstar was traveling in a jet early sunday morning when co comptrollers lost contract. mexican official say they have found the wreckage but no survivors. >> right now it is confirmed the plane went down. the plane is totaled. it's, nobody inside survived. >> reporter: the 43-year-old superstar singer was born to mexican immigrants in long beach, california. sold 20 mill entertaining in banda style. >> she was a pioneer in her style as well. so i think it's just, just really sad. >> reporter: rivera often sang about social issues and relationships some lyrics, reflecting her colorful personal life. >> such a big shock to the family. incredible, that most of you people that know my sister, she was a very strong person. >> reporter: rivera spoke to tv audiences as a reality tv show
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star on her kaecable show. this month she signed with abc to head lean her comedy series. she had five children and two grandchildren. larry jacobs, abc new, new york. president obama on the road today trying to sell his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. mr. obama speaks to workers at an engine factory near detroit this afternoon. yesterday the president and house speaker john boehner met at the white house for a round of intense negotiations. there are new signs republicans are willing to go along with the president on hypertaxigher taxee wealthy. >> we have spent ourselves into a hole. will i accept a tax increase as part of a deal to actually solve our problem, yes. >> senator coburn says in return, republicans would get significant reform of entitlement programs. >> at least the two are sort of
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together, speaking, without cameras around. >> right. >> so they can get work done. >> the difference between the last meeting, they're not coming out and sort of saying, well, they're not budging. they're not budging. they sort of cam out and said we are not going to talk about it. a good sign too. >> i hope so. sort of riff di tension is building in egypt. morsi ordered the military to keep the peace. thousand gathered outside the presidential palace for the fifth straight night. calling for a boycott to undermine the vote. morsi tried to appease his opposition. opposition leaders still say the draft constitution was dominated by morsi's ally. they're calling for new protests
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this week. and i'm sort of surprised that, he didn't, expect this sort of backlash, because, you can't just decide to amend the constitution on your own and say now i have, total power, and i am, now a dictator. >> he gave ground on that. but they want to go ahead and try to get this thing passed through. and the opposition is not backing off. they say no. >> i think, in terms of the checks and balances, it is significant that thee wahe wante able to do whatever he wanted to do without review by the legal system. i think that's what really caused everyone to say, okay, now, are we headed towards sort of this, dictator role. >> at the very least, the military seems to be behind him. they're still keeping the peace. we will see how this plays out. >> we will see. >> all right. shocking story out of oregon this morning. a portland woman says she was held at gun point by two boys, ages 7 and 11. amy garrett says she was sitting inside her truck outside a
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church when the two boys approached and threat tuned "blow her brains out" if she didn't hand over the truck. garrett thought they were joke until the 11-year-old showed a gun. she sped away. called 911. while speaking to a reporter, the 11-year-old returned to the scene. police have returned both boys to the custody of their parents. >> unbelievable story. >> there is speculation this morning that kate middleton could be headed back to the hospital. reports in britain say the pregnant duchess of cambridge has taken a turn for the worse. just three days after being released from a london hospital, where she was treated for an extreme form of morning sickness. mean while the two radio shock jocks whose prank call to the hospital was followed by a nurse's suicide will reportedly be questioned by police. all right. huge chunk of the upper midwest covered in white this morning. courtesy of the biggest snowstorm in two years. hundreds of cars crashed on the slick highways, some areas saw
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17 inches of snow. minneapolis, record 10 inches. that didn't stop the party for many die hard fans at the vikings game. vikings/bears pregame. tailgating went on as planned. got to love those people. some fans drove into the storm, all the way from chicago. >> all about the tailgate. >> yeah, not just minnesota fans who are tough. even the chicago ones who went there for the game are tough. >> all about the tailgate. i went to notre dame. i know all about the tailgate. >> you tail gating in south bend. >> doesn't matter about the weather. >> you are so right. you have beverages to keep you warm. you know what i am talking about. looking at temperatures. plunge stormwise. and snow in the northern rocky. heavy rain, around new york, philly and d.c. thunderstorms in cincinnati to the gulf coast. >> 60s from new orleans all the way up to the north east. 48 in dallas. 25 in omaha. and just 12 in the twin city.
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mostly 40s in the rockies and pacific northwest. all right, that time of year again, the salvation army ringers, manning the red kettles and getting some holiday surprises. >> yes, in richland, washington, a donor dropped a $20 bill into one of the buckets, wrapped inside the money, a diamond ring in a plastic bag. in the bag with the ring was a note that read, it was gathering dustin a jewelry box as a sad reminder. it will do more good with you. merry christmas. >> very nice sentiment there. >> love it. love it. >> all right, coming up. time for some monday morning quarterbacking. going to sit down with sports radio host, jason page and run through the highs and lows of week 14 in the nfl. >> plus one of the movies most famous props hidden under a layer of paint for decades. now the piano from casablanca can be yours to play. you're watching "world news now." ♪ you must remember this
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it is week 14 in the nfl. three week to go in the season with the playoffs coming into focus. joining me to talk football, sports radio host, jason page. jason you brought hot dogs and curly fries and knowledge of the game. should we get going? >> let's go. dallas/cincinnati. >> dallas coming in with a heavy heart.
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>> very heavy heart. controversial surrounding the organization, yet again for all right wrong reasons. they come up. look it seems they have done this all season long. every time they have been down in the game, in a big shot, season on the line they find a way to within a game. what happens, fourth quarter, down 19-10, in cincinnati, the bengals team playing really well. tony romo, dez bryant. 19-17. closing second. phil bailey. >> there you go. >> from deep. field gel to woal to win it. 40 yard. dallas, a game behind the giants. win it 20-19. say for the cowboys, jason garrett and company. dealt with adversity this entire season. more adversity. find a way to get a win. >> they responded. what have you got next? >> let's talk about minnesota/chicago, or was it indianapolis, indianapolis i think it was, indianapolis taking on tennessee. look, andrew luck the story of this season. talk about rg3 all you want.
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andrew luck, the number one pick. two win team last year. figuring a way to keep indianapolis more than relevant. they're 9 and 4, after coming from behind, again take down 20, 20-14. now 20-7. fourth quarter. jake locker. how about indianapolis? andrew luck wasn't great today. but good enough. indianapolis is 9 and 4. last year they won two games. andrew luck the difference maker there. >> who do we got next? >> talk about minnesota/chicago. >> okay. >> minnesota coming in as an underdog. bears, get jay cutler back. adrian peterson having a good day. adrian peterson had a big day. really set the tone. rushed for 65, 70 yard on the opening drive. cap it off with a touchdown run. look the bears have been so good defensively this year. so good at taking the football away. give credit to minnesota at hem today. they didn't make mistakes. they didn't gicve the bears the
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opportunity. for jay cutler. the pressure on him. pressured. had to get rid of the football quicker. throws a pick six. and minnesota goes on to win it. cutler was pulled from the game late. i think more for precautionary measures to keep him healthy. a game they probably thought that they couldn't win at that point. but, give credit to minnesota. lot of people didn't think they were in the bears' league. a lot of people picked chicago. i was one. give a lot of credit to the vikings. >> last on tap? >> game of the day, baltimore/washington. when we started doing the segment, beginning of the year, them and the 49ers. what i saw, disappointing down the stretch. up 28-20 in the closing segments against a washington team that loses rg3. watch griffin go down. watch his right leg. watch his right leg coming up here. it comes up. watch it hyper extend. boom, torn acl in the same knee. thinking hyperextension, sprain.
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do more tests monday. see how it turn out. curt cousins comes in. nobody knows who he is. throws a touchdown. >> they do now. >> throws a touchdown. in a two-point game. two-point conversion. little rg3. run it in. sets up overtime. baltimore unable to do anything on the first drive in overtime. washington need a field goal to win it. what do you know they get the field goal to win it. washington win it. final score, 31-28. another team a game behind the giants. giants beat the saints big. sunday. >> impressive. >> put up 50 points. first time since 1986. >> should we look at your games of the week, week 16. heavy tilts. graflt o great one. 49ers/patriots. super bowl preview. indianapolis/houston next week as well. >> exciting week. one final note with rob and paula out. quick update on the nfl picks competition. a rough week for everyone. ultimately no movement. rob still lead paula by a game.
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he is three games ahead of the commish and the fans. all right, jason. thank you so much. >> good stuff. going to feed me food. >> yeah, hot dogs and curly fries. let's fire it up. we'll see you in a little bit.
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>> another movie, casablanca premiered 70 years ago one of the best then movie of all times. >> all these years later, one of the film's uncelebrated stars is in the spotlight at an aughtict house here in new york.
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abc's david muir has more. ♪ ♪ that no one can deny >> reporter: one of the greatest romantic scenes of all time, shot may of 1942, flashback to paris, ingrid bergman and humphrey bow guagart. in fact, the first scene filmed for casablanca, bogart and bergman met a week before but would convince all who watched they were madly in love. right there in front of them. the 58-key piano where sam sings -- ♪ as time goes by >> reporter: and then the famous champagne toast. >> i think of this as one of the film's stars, there is bergman and bogart. >> reporter: casablanca won three oscars and best picture. what was unknown where the
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iconic piano ended up. >> it was discovered buy a collector, years later, took the paint off. and realized this is the piano from the movie. the piano of course is a revelation when you see it like this. in the movie it is in black and white. here you can see actually it was highly painted. >> reporter: now 70 years after sharing the scene, the piano on the auction block. >> well i just sat here imagining bogart and bergman, glasses of champagne, seated there on the bench, and bogart looking at bergman saying -- >> here's looking at you, kid. >> reporter: david muir, abc new, new york. i just can't believe it is so tiny. >> both struck at how small it looks. >> right. >> you have $1.2 million laying around. >> $1.2 million sotheby's thinks it will ge auction this friday in new york.
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tell you who wouldn't want the piano. >> hope they know huh ow to pla right. check you out. you and bogart. >> think i want the piano. >> here is looking at you, kid. would you get on the plane with bogart? would you wind up together? >> absolutely. absolutely. we would wind up together. >> yeah, you would. >> pretty sure. >> all right, finally this season, some really funny movies we want to tell you about. we want you to help us pick the best. >> i love this. >> our classic christmas comedy competition. >> log on to our website, wnnfans.com, and vote, vote early and often. i mean, is it a christmas story for you? bad santa? christmas vacation? rob's favorite. >> christmas vacation is fun. >> by the way if we hear from you weigh in. we'll reveal the winner later this month. i like "a christmas carol."
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all right. time for all of the office parties, christmas holiday season rolling around. you know you can get yourselfen yourselfen -- in trouble at the office parties. "wall street journal" put together a cheeky list of things you may want to know, rules. 23 of them. read a few of them. a rule for your holiday office party. it is okay to be the first person at the company holiday party. just don't be the last person at the company holiday party. a very good one. show off quick. say hello. don't be the last one. company holiday party is not the moment to try jaegermeister or walk on your hand for the first time. also a good rule. >> never, this one says you don't need to go to the underground disco after the
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company holiday party. for employees, 25 and under. they're already freaked out you are in the car with them and demanding to hear phil collins. >> if you are showing co-worker video of your cat. time to hail a cab. >> french fries at 4:15 a.m. are your best friend in the world. >> help you head to work the next day. >> the list is great. there are 23. monkey business. the next story. now apparently there was a monkey spotted at north, north toronto ikea. he had broken out of his parked car, i guess his owner left him there. he had a coat on. see that. a little monkey. only 7 months old. but you know it kind of freaked people out. started running around the ikea. i looked it up. this particular type of monkey, the reeses mikaki, they will rip off your face, they're
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aggressive, territorial, omnivores and eat small animals. shouldn't be running around. they're aggressive animals. what are people thinking? >> all is well that end well. >> rip your face off. >> a woman gave birth at the zoo. a lot of these stories. handlers helped deliver the baby near the bear cage. do we have a photo of this? happened in syracuse. >> i hope we do. >> and apparently, the zoo was swarming with kids. and, it really got a little crazy. the zoo's elephant expert herded curious zoo patrons away. a woman pushed the baby out. 21 years old. zoo educator helped deliver the baby. >> the baby will have a good story when he or she grows up. scientist produce pineapple that tastes like coconut. you can make a pina colada. don't have to mix a lot of stuff. >> sound good. couple pina
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this morning on "world news now" -- a dangerous and deadly rescue. >> a team of soldiers put their lives on the line to rescue an american doctor being held hostage in afghanistan. it's monday, december 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. i'm john muller in for rob nelson this morning. >> i'm sunny hostin. paula faris has the day off. we'll get to the details of the brave, bittersweet military operation in just a moment. first a look at some of the other stories we are following for you this morning. >> international singing sensation, poise ford mainstream stardom believed killed in a plane crash in mexico. her grieving fan and how her
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family want her to be remembered. >> tragic story. also this morning, it is being called redneck reality. that's right. a growing genre of reality shows focusing on a slice of life not often seen on tv. why some say this so-called entertainment portrays the south in a negative light. he is called johnny football. now he has a cool new trophy to go along with that cool nickname. what this college freshman has accomplished that no other athlete before him has ever done. but first want to get details about the american doctor saved in afghanistan and the u.s. serviceman who died in the valiant rescue. >> officials confirm a member of navy seal team 6, the elite squad that killed osama bin laden, died in the raid that freed the colorado man being held hostage. abc's mohamed lila has the the latest. >> reporter: it happened under the cover of darkness. joint american and afghanistan special forces raid to rescue this man, dr. joseph, an
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american doctor working for colorado based charity morning star development. >> this is a team that has had lots of training on hostage rescues. until you get in there and do it you never know what you will find. >> reporter: here's how it went down. wednesday, joseph and two afghan colleagues were returning from a medical clinic when kidnapped at a checkpoint along the holloway by armed militants. they were taken to a mountainous region, afghan captives were released, but joseph wasn't, spending three terrifying days in captivity. when u.s. intelligence showed joseph's life was in military danger the military made its move. >> a hostage rescue mission is really, really dangerous and carries a high risk, the hostage him or herself could be injured or killed. you need some body at a high level to say i am authorizing this mission. >> reporter: knowing the risks the authorization came from the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general allen. special forces landed by helicopter, setting off a fire
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fight, leaving several taliban fighters dead. joseph was air lifted to bagrah air base, the u.s. service member injured trying to rescue joseph died of his wound. the ultimate sacrifice to save the life of an american doctor who otherwise may have been killed. as a civilian hostage, joseph didn't have the same survival training or instincts as a soldier. officials decided publicizing his kidnapping could endanger his safety and it was kept under raps until the motion was over. her family confirmed that mexican-american singing superstar, jenni rivera died in a plane crash. the private jet went down early sunday morning after taking off from the mexican city of monterey. none of the seven people on board survived. the singer's brother was asked how he wanted her to be remembered. >> every which way we can, every which, the good, the bad, the
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ugly, the short, the fat, the nice, everything about her was great. >> reporter: born and rayed in long beach, rivera was one of the biggest stars of the regional music known as grupero music. she was 43 years old. >> sad story. and a mother of five. >> such a star. people like ricky martin saying they were shocked. and what a loss this was. because i think she sort of made history in the sense that she had sold out the venues. >> she broke into a real male-dominated area of mexican folk muing th ingmusic that did women superstars or not that many. she broke ground. >> what's shock we hear stories of superstars dying in plane crash, remember, la bamba. >> buddy holly.
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>> so many. it is odd. >> apparently the wreckage is so bad, even the wreckage isn't identifiable according to mexican transportation minister. >> that's right. she was on board with her makeup artist, her lawyer, two pilots as well. tragedy all around. >> yep. let's move on to this one, australian djs behind the royal prank phone call that went horribly wrong. they are breaking their silence, interviews set to go later today on australian. they will address the death threats and backlash from the phony phone call they made to a british hospital pretend to be queen elizabeth and prince charles asking to speak to kate middleton. the nurse who took the call, later committed suicide. the pairs' radio boss says they are come letly shattered and have been undergoing intensive psychological counseling. yes, i know, i can tell, what you are going to say? >> i don't know how i feel about this. in the sense, they're shock
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jocks, what they do. i listen to steve harvey morning show, a lot of prank calls. it is funny. they didn't sound english. >> nobody -- something like this was going to happen. in retrospect. it is horrible. at the time it seems like what radio djs do. >> it was a joke. they're under criminal gaichl s investigation. is that going too far here? >> the avenue of criminal investigation is they recorded a conversation and broadcast it without the knowledge of the person knowing about it. >> my understanding is they checked with their people before airing it. they checked with their internal legal dechpartment. >> one of the bad story. nobody was meant to get hurt. it happened. >> we'll keep on following it. dallas cowboys defensive tackle josh brent is out of jail this morning after he posted a $500,000 bond. brent was arrested early saturday and charged with
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intoxication manslaughter. he was behind the wheel when his car flipped over and caught fire, killing his passenger, friend, and teammate, jerry brown. if he is convicted, brent faces up to 20 years in prison. most judges don't work on sundays, but many were busy yesterday in washington state. they were helping same sex couples tie the knot on the first day gay weddings were legal in the state. more than 130 i dos were exchanged at city hall where five separate wedding chapels were set up to acome date crowd. some opened at mid night and began marrying couples. from washington state to washington, d.c. and the first family was on hand for the sights and sounds of the season sunday. >> the obamas took part in the 31st annual christmas in washington celebration. >> should we release the elves? release the elves! come on down! >> come on. >> hey, elves. >> the elves were once patients at the children's national medical center. and took part in the event that
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raid money. >> diana ross, and conan o'brien, and psy of gangnam style fame. >> gangnam style is everywhere. >> he has a past, did anti-american songs. he still appeared. the plains and upper midwest digging out, getting slammed by a powerful storm. >> parts of minnesota are buried under a foot and a half of snow. air travelers were thrown offcourse. this morning the roads are treacherous. more from abc meteorologist ginger zee. >> reporter: more than 150 flights canceled. 300 crashes on minnesota road. and road across western minnesota are shutting down due to blowing snow. what will likely be the biggest snowstormen two years around the twin cities, dropping more than a foot and a half of snow in parts of the northern plains and western great lakes. look at these images from the slow moving, fargo, north dakota. ♪ there coming down an inch an hour at time. sunday snowstorm
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duluth, minnesota too. and in iowa, these time-lapse video. blustery, super cold, much of their state now enveloped in a fresh coat of winter white. many places in the western great lakes and northern plains will end up with a foot or more of snow. that's not where the problems end. you have a blowing snow problem. white out conditions with gusts up to 45 miles an hour the as we get the workweek started. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> harsh stuff. right? >> yeah. >> brr, got colder looking at the video. santa claus coming to down. looks lick he left his bulky red suit at the north pole. >> 700 runners, braved the temperature thousands in boston over the weekend for 13th annual santa speedo run. they strip down to skimpy, red, green trunks and bikinis to make their way through the one-mile course. >> my goodness. >> the santas weren't doing it just to be naughty though. they rayed more than $250,000
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for a local children's charity. >> all right. all right. not bad. >> some of them are in shape. >> yeah. buff santas, who knew. >> i was expecting something different. >> joan lundeny >>. >> redneck reality. the crop of reality shows everything but charm. off awe a football prodigy and one of the highest honors. and gets a new nickname in the process. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by comfort medical. how far will people go to relieve their sore throat?
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♪ because i'm a redneck woman >> they're playing your song. >> i know. >> all right, fans of "the jersey shore." glad you were laughing. fans take heart here. the reality show is ending. mtv is not leaving you in the lurch. >> their new show "buck wild" coming soon, featuring a colorful group of young people, engaging in all sorts of crude acts and that already has some people seeing red. here is abc's david kerley. >> reporter: it's the latest mtv series creating waves.
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>> it's buck wild. >> reporter: they call it buck wild. others have dubbed it, redneck or appalachian jersey shore. it is the replacement for snooki and the gang from jersey shore. they got more than 15 minutes of their share of fame. >> we'll play what's your jersey score? >> governor of new jersey? >> reporter: this time it is trysts and tantrums. great tv? >> the white trash, redneck, jersey shore. >> reporter: not according to the critics. >> what i saw in the promo reel was an orgy of young people with utter and lack of concern for their future. i was astonished. >> reporter: not even the critics shooting strongest criticism.
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the former governor and just re-elected senator of west virginia. >> i understand they took, four, five, six takes to get them to act as outrageously as they wanted to get it sensational. >> reporter: he is steaming. >> what i saw is not what i see in life in west virginia. >> reporter: he fired off a letter to mtv, defending the dignity of his state and calling for changes. something christie tried in jersey. >> jersey shore positive or negative? >> negative. >> reporter: from mtv, nothing but support for buck wild. >> the kids have amazing, adventurous, carefree attitude. they live life, loud and proud. we follow that adventure. >> reporter: shame says the senator from west virginia. >> is this what we are trying s dollar, tv ratings, this is what you say you want to look up to and want your children watching
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at night? >> reporter: mtv has the not commented on the letter from the senator. david kerley, abc new, washington. >> same backlash with jersey shore. it was a huge hit. huge success. >> i deon't watch reality tv. what you pick. show the worst of it all. there is my mullet, that's my high school pic. >> a good one. >> pretty good w. >> you know the show. >> i look like ted nugent. >> premiers, january 3rd. think people will watch it. >> two weekly half-hour episode. 12 in all. >> the west virginia state retoed to offer a tax credit for the production saying it may display the staten a derogatory mann manner. >> all politician thousands have pushed it over the top to make it a wild hit. that's what happens when you come out against it. still to come, at the top of his game. >> the college quarterback easily wins this year's heisman trophy.
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but not just his playing skills that are making this achievement notable. we'll explain next. you are watching "world news now."
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♪ all i do is win, win, win >> all right. the college gridiron phenom born johnny manziel, called johnny football, got a nickname upgrade. >> he is now called johnny heisman. after being the first freshman in history to be awarded that coveted trophy. abc's david muir has his story. >> reporter: his real life story plays like one straight out of friday night lights. the boy from a small texas town who was passing that football when it was nearly as big as him. johnny manziel, barely 2 years old in the image. his parents, grandparents could hardly have predicted this.
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>> the 2012 winner of the heisman memorial trophy is -- johnny manziel. >> reporter: manziel making history. hearing his name, parents, the first freshman to win the heisman. the quarterback with a neicknam already. >> johnny football! >> reporter: johnny football called johnny heisman too. the kid from carville, texas, videos legendary on youtube. number three racing into the end zone. >> touchdown, number three, johnny manziel. >> this is a moment i have dreamt about since i was a kid. running around the backyard throwing hail marys, to my dad. >> his parents holding back tears. >> my mom, dad, mary and the family watching you mean the world to me. >> reporter: it was his grandparents he singled out. grandpa the coach and grandma who looked the other way. >> grandpa, all the times we
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used to play in the hallway and throw the ball. i love you with all my heart. you inspired me to play football. grandma, so sorry for all right thing we broke in the house. >> reporter: he set so many record, threw or man for touchdowns, first freshman to throw for 3,000 and rush for 1,000. one of the biggest moments. an upset against alabama. the crowd back home back where it all started. erupting into cheers. for the little boy once holding that football, holding the heisman. >> to all my teammates back home, i love you with all my heart. >> reporter: david muir, abc new, new york. >> seems like a nice kid. >> lookable guy. i like when he thanked grandma. >> my kids break stuff in my house all the time. >> i broke so many things in my house. never won the heisman though. >> i know. >> great. great. great. >> next year he wants to win the cotton bowl, then the national title next year, then he wants to become the best football player in the entire world. >> he is well on his way.
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>> so far, 1 for 1. >> coming up. they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. >> one portland man thinks the ugly christmas sweaters are the most attractive things he has ever seen.
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♪ the season's upon us it's that time of year ♪ >> brandy now. bring it on. finally this half-hour, he is sno no skrooge. a portland man didn't fine it easy to been the holiday mood. >> until he was looking for a christmas sweater to wear to a party. now the sweaters are the gift that keeps on giving. our portland station reporter explains. >> reporter: andrew hume has a room in his house full of colorful festive sweater. some just plain ugly. >> i would reminisce about my school teacher or somebody from church who would wear the gaudy sweaters. >> he is not collecting the
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pieces to be nostalgic. he is selling them to people who want to attend parties. last year andrew tried to throw one himself but couldn't find a lot of sweaters to choose from. >> i am not doing this drive around for a week trying to find christmas sweater. >> reporter: so this year andrew is ready. and wants to help you be prepared too. >> i opened the box. and i just loved this sweater. >> reporter: just pops out at you. >> it's got the holly leaf tassel for the zipper. a friend of mine's girlfriend is jewish. she was looking for a more chanukah style sweater. >> reporter: he started, ugly christmas sweaters. and bought sweater from a wholesale seller. each piece, a number. photo. >> zoom in. take a look at everything. and a caption. >> perfect for those cold mornings when sleeves are not your top priority. andrew has a couple hundred piece you. see recurring themes. we looked for ones couples could wear the a few combos, the cargo
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theme. the wreath theme. and really ugly christmas tree theme. andrew sold 25 sweater. the site has been up a week. he says giving joy of finding the perfect tacky look has made his holiday brighter. >> i have had bad years where i wasn't into christmas. this just turned that around. >> all right, thanks to our portland affiliate. see something you like? >> yes, i have been to ugly sweater parties. they're hilarious. there, there, there. remember that, john? >> whose is uglier. maybe mine. >> maybe yours. are those cats? >> cats. >> that's awesome. that's awesome. >> rats, cats. >> willis says they're rats. >> we'll take it. that's the news for this half-hour. ,000 follow us at facebook, wnnfans.com. >> and on twitter. twitter of course. i look to tweet. abc wnn, to the #-wnnfans.
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this morning on "world news now" -- a new this morning on "world news now" -- a new week, a new attempt to keep the country from plunging over the fiscal cliff. >> with time running out there are signs of possible progress in the attempt to head off a massive tax increase. it is monday, december 10th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good monday morning. i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. >> i'm john muller, rob nelson has the morning off. we're going to find out what the president and house speaker boehner are saying after a face to face meeting over that fiscal cliff. also this half-hour -- hopes and prayers for nelson mandela, the human rights hero in a south africa hospital this morning. >> also coming up, new hope in the fight against alzheimer's disease, experimental surgery to
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implant a kind of pacemaker for the brain is showing early success. >> an interesting one. >> yes. later, daytime smack down, wendy williams lets loose with some harsh word about beyonce. what the talk show host is saying about the singer coming up in "the skinny." >> that's never going to go well. talking badly about beyonce. a bad move. >> going after beyonce is a tough one. new signs of progress in efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff after a closed door meeting at the white house. >> more republicans are coming forward to say that the richest americans should pay more in taxes. here is abc's david kerley. >> reporter: for the first time in more than three weeks, a face to face meeting at the white house, but no cameras, as the the president sat down with speaker john boehner. no details are being offered which some will see as good news. the co-creator of a debt reducing plan sees progress. >> any time you have two guys in there tangoing, you have a chance to get it done. >> reporter: before the talks some republicans were admitting the president will get a lot of what he wants.
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>> let's face it he does have the upper hand on taxes. you have to pass something to keep that from happening. >> reporter: why compromising words? the white house moderated some demands. the president says tax rates for the wealthy have to rise now word that the actual rate could be negotiable. maybe not all the way back to 39.6%. >> will i accept a tax increase as a part of a deal to actually solve our problems? yes. >> reporter: the problems according to republicans entitlements. a leading democrat embraced a way to cut medicare costs, it's called means testing. meaning those who make more would have to pay more for medicare. >> those of us with higher income in retirement should pay more. that could be part of the solution. >> reporter: a two-man negotiation with the speaker feeling the heat from his right. "saturday night live" even suggest ed republicans are bullying boehner even in the cafeteria. >> not a single member of his party willing to share his company. he didn't even have any milk to drink, bah, well, tell them why,
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john? >> they had taken my milk and thrown it in the garbage. >> reporter: did they make progress? both side are being very tight-lipped. both the speaker's house and white house released the exact same statement word for word. they're both being very quiet. david kerley, abc new, the white house. one place americans can find a little financial relief right now at the gas pump. the most expensive year ever for gas. with the nationwide averaging hitting $4 a gallon last spring. but the average is now $3.35 a gallon. supplies are back up to prehurricane sandy levels. analysts say prices should be down to around $3.20 a gallon by christmas. >> a member of the navy seal team six has been killed in a daring raid. to free an american doctor from the taliban. dr. joseph was rescued early sunday in eastern afghanistan. dr. joseph, a medical adviser for colorado springs based morning star development, was rescued after intelligence showed he was in imminent danger
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of injury or even death. >> a hostage rescue mission is really, really dangerous and carries a very high risk that the hostage, him or herself could be injured or killed. so you need somebody at a very high level to say i am authorizing this mission. >> reporter: the doctor was not hurt, but one of the navy seals in the raid died yesterday of his wounds. president obama praised the fallen warrior, saying he gave his life for his fellow americans. former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital this morning as people across that country and around the world send wishes to the anti-apartheid icon. mandela, who is 94 years old, was admitted to a hospital in pretoria over the weekend for tests. there are reports his health is rapidly deteriorating. a spokesperson for the south african president says there is no cause for alarm. that is an icon of all icons. >> exactly. i think one of the reasons people are
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talking about this is because he really hasn't made any public appearances since 2010. remember he got that applause when he rode on the golf cart at a soccer stadium before final match of the world cup. but since then he has received visitors occasionally. >> hillary clinton was one of them. his resume unbelievable. became the first south african black president in 1994. spent 27 years in prison for leading the fight against apartheid. shared 1993 nobel peace prize, really just unbelievable. >> 94 years old. imagine that 27 years, some times in solitary confinement has certainly led to some health problems. >> remarkable he is living this long. let's hope he has more years ahead of him. venezuela president hugo chavez dealing with a health crisis. he has arrived in cuba for a third cancer surgery and acknowledged the seriousness of his health situation naming his vice president as choice to replace him if he can no longer lead the country. dallas cowboys defensive
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tackle josh brent is out of jail this morning after he posted a $500,000 bond. brent has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after crashing his car early saturday morning, leaving his passenger and friend and teammate jerry brown dead. brown was an expectant father who had just landed a spot on the cowboys' practice squad. such a sad story. >> what is unbelievable to me, that brent had a drunken driving arrest in 2009 when he played at the university -- >> spent 60 days behind bars for that. 60 days. >> first of all, that was three years ago. why does he have a license? >> when you are in the clink for 60 days i would imagine you would have a lot of time to think about it? >> you would think. hasn't learned his lesson. now driving drunk again. his teammate and friend, one of his good friend is dead. >> here is a lawyer question for you -- not really asking for sympathy or anything. his attorney is saying it is
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outrageous that they set bond at $500,000. >> he is lucky i wasn't the judge. >> half a billion -- half a million, excuse me. >> yeah. >> do you think that is unfair because he is a football player to make it so high? >> he is a person of means. so you have to, have the incentive for him to come back to get the money. and you have got to sort of send a message. i have always as a lawyer believed in symbolism of sending a message to the folks in the community. >> bah it -- because it is a high profile case you can send a big one. >> that this behavior is unacceptable. >> all right. i will buy that. >> yeah. fierce storm that dumped more than a foot of snow from the dakotas to wisconsin has finally tapered off this morning. icy road and whiteout conditions are being blamed for hundreds of traffic accidents in minnesota alone. more than 150 flights were canceled as the snow came down an inch an hour in some cities. now, bitter cold has settled in with temperatures plunging to the single digits and wind chills around 20 below zero. 20 below zero? >> unthinkable. >> my goodness.
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>> some hardy people out there. >> yes. >> your monday forecast. mix of rain and snow in northern new england. afternoon rain from boston to d.c. thunderstorms from the ohio valley to new orleans. snow in the northern rockies, scattered showers around seattle. >> mostly 40s in the northwest. just 11 degrees in fargo. 12 in the twin city. dallas hits 48. 60s from new orleans up to boston. >> well, as jews around the world celebrate chanukah, the national menorah was lit not far from the white house. >> the festival of light started saturday night. runs for eight days. jimmy carter attended the first menorah lighting in 1979. >> see how big that is? >> that is quite a menorah. as it should be. it's our national one. >> that's right. >> coming up a christmas coincidence. how a man married into the family of santa claus. >> a great story. want to see this one. but first, a devastating
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pacemaker-like device in the brain of a woman in baltimore. >> it has already proven to help patients in canada, giving them hope of keeping their memories alive. here is abc's john schifrin. >> reporter: a cure for alzheimer's disease, with heartbreaking mental decline and memory loss long alluded doctor. now a new surgical approach, involving a pacemaker used to stimulate the brain is offering great hope to the first few surgeries in the u.s. performed at john hopkins by dr. anderson. >> we are extremely excited about the surgery, what we hope is we can improve the patient's function for an extended period of time much longer than otherwise they would have. >> reporter: experimental medications have so far failed to significantly slowed the debilitating disease which affects 5.4 million americans and is expected to jump to 16 million by 2050. but dr. anderson says the surgery has been extremely effective in canada where it has been performed six times on
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patients such as robert linton with early alzheimer's. >> if i can't remember something, if i just pause for one, two, three, seconds. it pops in. >> reporter: here is how it works, the pacemaker surgically implanted in the chest, wires are run under the skin to the skull, then deep into the brain, to deliver an electrical stimulation at a rate of 100 electrical impulses a second. >> what's exciting is our understanding of how memory works fits well with how the surgery may work. >> reporter: the device is used to fight parkinson's disease. for linton the doctor demonstrates the difference in his brain stem. >> although the lights are out here there is some one home we are able to turn the brain back on. >> reporter: while the surgery to battle alzheimer's is still experimental, after four years, linton is driving his car, going to the gym, living a normal life. >> with the diagnosis of alzheimer's you don't know what the future is going to be. now i think maybe we have more of a future. >> reporter: it's important to note the surgery has not been approved by the fda for treatment of alzheimer's
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disease. because it has shown so much promise, 40 new patients with early stages of alzheimer's are expected to receive the implant over the next year. john schifrin, abc news, new york. this is significant. although. >> encouraging. >> it really is. although the procedure only appeared to slow progression in people people in the earliest stages of illness. let's face it with this disease anything is welcome. >> anything is good. >> exactly right. who knows. the wires run along the natural wires of the brain and generate tiny little electric impulses 130 times a second and stimulates the memory areas of the brain. >> which is really incredible. apparently this procedure is funded by nih, part of a nationwide trial that is taking place. half of the patients in the trial will have their stimulators turned on two weeks after the surgery. get this, the rest will have stimulators turned on a year later. no one is going to know,
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patients and doctors when the simulation began. >> controlled experiments. they're necessary, but yet you hate to be the one. >> a year later. >> get it a year later. hopeful you. know, admitted to the pilot program. you don't get the good stuff. >> that's what i was thinking. >> that's how they decide it works or not. >> it's hopeful. >> absolutely. >> when we come back, bashing beyonce. >> blunt talking talk show host slams the singer with some fighting word. "the skinny"
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♪ skinny so skinny now it is time for "the skinny." one of my favorite parts of the show. >> bring it on. >> you know, wendy williams, sort this controversial. >> straight talker. >> straight talker. now talking straight about beyonce. she is getting some, some fall back from it. take a listen to what she had to say though. then we can chat about it. >> i'm going to be watching this documentary even if she doesn't introduce us to new stuff. fortunately one of the tv's in our kitchen has closed-captioning. i will be able to understand what she says, you know, you know, beyonce can't talk. y'all. beyonce sound like she has a fifth grade education, she can't talk. excuse me, i said i am a fan. we have to call a spade a spade. >> that's what is interesting. she is known for being a
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straight talker. beyonce does have the documentary coming out. going to show behind the scenes vufz -- views of her life, with her baby blue ivy, business projects. will air february 16 on hbo. beyonce's rep did not comment. and williams declined to comment. you know, i love beyonce. sometimes it is difficult to understand what she says. she's got that very -- i don't know there is something. >> i am not going there. you and wendy can go out on the limb. i am staying safe right over here. >> she does have a certain drawl that makes a little difficult to understand. i love you beshyonce. i love you beyonce. >> we do. we do. williams calls it like she sees them. like i do. >> you got to hand it to her if she is going to dish it out. dish it to any body.
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she can take it too. >> she can take it? >> i worked with wendy when she did her radio show. one of her legal eagles. i dished it to her. she could take it. hey. >> let's talk about the lapd apologizing to the family of notorious b.i.g., aka, christopher wallace. for failing to warn them about the planned release of his autopsy report that came more than 15 years after he died in the drive-by shooting. detectives said they intended to notify the rapper's family. the report was released prematurely according to an administrative error. they said that in a statement. in case you are wondering the 23-page report, revealed the rapper was hit by four bullets leaving a music industry event in '97, one hit his heart, left lung and colon and caused his death. attorney for the rapper's family complained friday they weren't giving notice and the report would be released and criticized.
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not closing one of the highest profile cases the lapd had. >> i don't like this. i don't like this. this is a man who died violently, has children, has a mother. you are going to release his autopsy. they're so graphic anyone who has ever seen one release it without telling the family. that is a shame on you moment. >> you know they will be besieged by cameras and reporters and they need to be prepared. >> awful. shame on you moment. big mistake. this is some good news, switching gears, jennifer nettles of sugarland, welcomes a baby boy. a new mom. the little guy's name makes him sound so grownup. check out his name -- magnus hamilton miller. >> magnus, a macho man. some strong man from scandinavia. >> pretty cool. >> pretty cool. >> how much time? >> we have time for the last story. >> kristen stewart will co-star in a comedy with ben affleck. >> i don't see stewart in a comedy. she seems so much so not funny to me. do i want to look at her and
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laugh? >> she can confirm the rumor, according to huffington post. she says, it's a comedy. i'm excited about it. we start shooting in april. >> i am not excited. she is not funny. >> maybe she will turn it around. [ male announcer ] use nyquil d...
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zero clumps. new clump crusher from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. ♪ you better watch out ♪ you better watch out you better not cry you better not pout i'm telling you why ♪ >> santa claus is coming to town. >> to town. young frank sinatra. >> well, finally this time of year children wish santa were their father so they could live near his toy workshop, at the north pole, things like that. this one is our "favorite story of the day." >> a minnesota man got pretty close to the child's dream come true when he learned santa was about to become his father-in-law. check it out. >> anybody here want a snowball fight. >> reporter: he's been donning the red suit and helping out old st. nick for more than a decade. >> what would you look for
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christmas? >> reporter: elmer and his christmas spirit fill the hearts of thousand of children dream ing of christmas morning. >> cheese. >> what's most rewarding to me is how unique the children are when they're in this magic moment of believing in santa claus. >> ho-ho-ho. >> reporter: after all that time, a newly magic moment. one of the children, elmer held 12 years ago is now his own son-in-law. >> it was unique. especially at first. >> reporter: it was all discovered by accident when chris berg got engaged to elmer's daughter liz. chris' mother was pulling out photos for a scrapbook wedding gift when she looked at santa something clicked or in this case, jingled. >> she gave me a call and said, i'm looking at an old santa picture and it kind of looks like liz's dad elmer. >> i immediately knew it was my dad. i remember going to the mall that year and taking a picture with him. >> reporter: the year was 1999, first time elmer worked at
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maplewood mall in minneapolis. >> my parents wanted a picture with my sister and i. >> reporter: chris can't remember what he asked for that year. >> i think at his age he might have been asking me for a girlfriend. >> reporter: and he got it, 12 years later. >> definitely a christmas miracle. >> just warmed your heart to see how things are connected. i think my dad picked him. >> is that a crazy weird coincidence. >> that's hilarious. >> my daughter was crying. >> they're creepy. >> a stranger. >> my little girl hates. does not like the whole santa mall thing. we don't do it anymore. >> you don't do it anymore? >> can't have them creeped out by santa. >> my daughter the first few years was scared. she learned to love it. there you go. your daughter, not so much. >> i haven't learned to love it. >> all right. see you in a little bit. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.
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